St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-05
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
a dation That the Num-
Der of Superintendent be In
creased.

4 alton That the Num-
Der of Superintendent be In
creased.
The protection of the military force
must still be continued at the park. as
congress again failed at its last session
to make an appropriation for this. l
recommend that the appropriation for
compensation of superintendent and as
sistants should be restored, and the
number increased from ten to fifteen.
The only punishment now within the
power of the department is to remove
an offender from the park. Better diSci-
pline should be established.
The boundaries of the park are fixed
by statute, but they have never been
established by actual survey. In the
enforcement of the law prohibiting per-
manent settlement within its limits,
questions have arisen which have been
difficult of decision without possible in
Justice to settlers in the absence of defin-
itely located boundary lines. These lines
should be determined by careful survey
and appropriately marked, in order that
the hOme-Seeker along the borders of
the park may have notice of the limits
beyond which he may not encroach.
The Importance of this survey is
strongly urged by the acting superin-
tendent, who states that 1.-The present
uncertainty isa constant invitation to
lawless hunters and others to encroach
upon the park and adds greatly to the
annoyance and labors of those charged
with its protection 1t has been es
timated that $4,000 would cover the eX-
pense of such survey and | recommend
the appropriation of that amount,
or so much thereof as may be
found necessary for the purpose.
1t appears that although the hotel ac-
commOdationS during the past season
were not in every respect all that could
be desired, they have, however, met the
demands of travel. The principal hotels
are equipped with requisite convenien-
ces and generally are well conducted:
The transportation facilities provided
by lessees within the park are reported
to have been ample and of the best
character. The drivers are Skillful and
reliable.
The enforcement of the regulation
forbidding any person from engaging in
the business in the park with
out permission in writing from
the department has had the effect
of Kidding the park of a large number of
irresponsible persons who during the
summer came in to prey upon tourists.
l wish to call the attention of con-
gress to the necessity of providing a
contingent fund for incidental expenses
in the park. Under the last appropria-
ton the only expenditure allowed was
for roads. For the protection and care
of the government property no fund was
available, nor could any amount be eX-
pended in the preservation of the OBJ
jeetS of interest which abound i'll this
reservation.
| submit the following estimate of ap-
preparations for the care and manage
ment of the park for the next fiscal year,
in case it should be deemed advisable
by congress to provide for its protection
by superintendent and assistants:
For pay of superintendent, 81, 800; for
pay of fifteen assistant uperintendents,
at 81 900 each, 5000: for pay of one
secretary, 1880; incidental expenses,
$500; for extinguishment of BarrO-
nette' bridge claim tor so much thereof
as may be awarded by duly cOnSti-
tuted commission appointed by the sec
rotary of the interiOr), $1,000; for accu-
rately surveying and marking boundary
lines in the park, $4,000. Total, $685.,
500.
THE TERRITORIES.
The reports submitted by the govern
Ors of the territories are this year I'M
usually full and interesting. They give
as whole a gratifying view of present
prosperity, and express the brightest
hopes for the near future. In all of the
territories there has been conSidera-
bic increase during the year in pOpula-
ton and in wealth; the progress of the
established industries of agriculture,
stock-raising and mining has been uni
form and healthful, and the develop
ment of new resources varied and I'M
pOrtant.
SCHOOL LANDS.
Attention is again called to the status
of school lands in the territories. Under
existing laws the sixteenth and thirty
sixth sections in all the territories are
reserved from entry and settlement.
The governors unite in asking the pass
age of an act authorizing the leasing of
these lands for the benefit of the terri
torial schools. 1t is suggested that the
lessees should be prohibited from min
ing, cutting timber, or committing other
waste, and that the leases in each terri
tory respectively should terminate upon
its admission to the Union as a state.
OTHER POINTS COVERED.
The report fills eighty-three pages of
loaded type, 415xS inches. The affairs
which most interest the Northwest are
given first place in the report, and 0c
cupy more space than all other subjects
combined. Among the important mat
tiers touched upon are: Private grants
claimed to be derived from the Spanish
or Mexican governments: the public
land strip bounded by the Indian terri
tory, Kansas. Colorado, New Mexico and
Texas; the FIVE civilized tribes of the
Indian territory; the ApacheS of Ari
IONA, the UteS of Colorado, and numer-
Gus other Indian tribes; the pension
and patent offices: the reports of the
different land grant railroad companies
and the bureau of education. The sec
rotary makes special reference to the
subject of education i'll Alaska, and de-
votes several pages of space to it. He
says: The education of the Indian, and
his elevation in the scale of civilization,
has become the settled policy of the
government, and has had my earnest
cooperation and consideration"
A brief reference is made to the in
terState commerce commission, and the
secretary recommends that the commits
sion be authorized to report directly to
the president; to appoint its own officers
and employees; and to draw upon the
treasury for the payment of the salaries
of its subOrdinateS as well as for all eX-
penSes incurred under the act.
Several pages are devoted to the in
veStigatiOn of the labor bureau into the
question of convict labor, and the
results are given. Comment is made
as follows:
1.-The work of the bureau for the past
year has been carried ON under inn
proved conditions. Both the field and
the Office force have shown the result of
experience. Not only has large
amount of labor per capita been per-
formed, resulting from that knowledge
of the direetest methods which comes
from practice. but labor of better
quality has followed"
The work of the bureau of education
and the geological survey; the Hot
Springs reservation; the Freedmen's
hospital and score of other govern